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and to ted kennedy, i can't help but be reminded that even our nation's greatest leaders and all the rest of us are merely temporary workers. >> reporter: william mo cowen is appointed to fill kerry's vacant senate seat until a special election is held in june. >>> on severe weather watch tonight, a large storm system makes its way to our region and this is video of the tornado touching down in a daresville, georgia, outside of atlanta. the news crew captured -- captured the twister. sue palka is in the severe weather center now. what can we expect? >> i think it's going to be a long night. looking for heavy rain and strong winds. we're beginning to see thunderstorm warnings of our own and that is to our south. and let me start with sentinel radar. not much rain in the d.c. area and it's been to the north of us or to the west and it's continuing to move very rapidly from south to north and can you see what is going on around the region right now. i want to let you know we have a new flash flood warnings and starting with the severe thunderstorm warnings that popped up and it affects
and to ted kennedy, i can't help but be reminded that even our nation's greatest leaders and all the rest of us are merely temporary workers. >> reporter: william mo cowen is appointed to fill kerry's vacant senate seat until a special election is held in june. >>> on severe weather watch tonight, a large storm system makes its way to our region and this is video of the tornado touching down in a daresville, georgia, outside of atlanta. the news crew captured -- captured the...
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ted kennedy is probably drafted all of them. the latter two of whom were senior citizens volunteers who opened our mail for over a decade. not paid, they just did this out of their love of the country. we miss them all and thank for their selfless contribution. as i do, an entire staff of 561 incredible men and women in massachusetts and washington, that i have been privileged to work with through the twenty eight years. i think about the interns, 1,393 who have come in and out of our offices from washington to massachusetts, and i'm especially proud of those who started as interns and ended up as my chief of staff, legislative directer, senior policy staffers, or kerry intern who on to work not just for me but who have the last four years trip direct, speech writers. i'm proud of the internship program, and i'm grateful to the people who built it and sustain it. also i want to thank the incredible group of unsung heroes who literally make the senate work. people who work not for individual senates but work for all of us. in eve
ted kennedy is probably drafted all of them. the latter two of whom were senior citizens volunteers who opened our mail for over a decade. not paid, they just did this out of their love of the country. we miss them all and thank for their selfless contribution. as i do, an entire staff of 561 incredible men and women in massachusetts and washington, that i have been privileged to work with through the twenty eight years. i think about the interns, 1,393 who have come in and out of our offices...
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you were in the room in 2007 when senator ted kennedy was talking. let's watch this. >> now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system. we must strike while the iron is hot. i've been around here long enough to know that opportunities like this don't come very often. the american people are demanding a solution. the president is committed. senator reed has made this a priority. senators from both parties are now determined to solve this crisis. >> dana bash, he says striking while the iron is hot. why is the iron hotter now than it was five, six years ago? >> reporter: the november election. it is as simple as that. republicans knew immediately when they saw the election results. not only that, the overall electorate was much more latino, 16%. but that mitt romney did worse than any republican candidate had done in three or four presidential elections. it was just terrible news for republicans. and they understood that. that is why lindsey graham, one of the republican senators who we will see momentarily placed a call to d
you were in the room in 2007 when senator ted kennedy was talking. let's watch this. >> now it is time for action. 2007 is the year we must fix our broken system. we must strike while the iron is hot. i've been around here long enough to know that opportunities like this don't come very often. the american people are demanding a solution. the president is committed. senator reed has made this a priority. senators from both parties are now determined to solve this crisis. >> dana...
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kennedy was there, john mccain was there. of course, that went south big time. it will be sbvery interesting t see how they refer to that and see how different things are, particularly are republicans. >> i want to bring in brianna keilar at the white house. i wasn't quite sure how to take this, pre-empting the president by one day. was that that snarky or was that something that the white house is on board on this and it actually gives some more power to the president with his message tomorrow? >> well, i think that's how the white house looks at it, ashleigh. obviously you have top democrats involved in what's going on on the hill, and so i think there's kind of a sense of building momentum around this issue in general that the white house will welcome. president obama met on friday or spoke on friday, i should say, with the congressional hispanic caucus. that was ahead of what he's doing tomorrow. he's already put out his immigration plan but he's trying to build support for it, highlight it. he will head to las vegas to g
kennedy was there, john mccain was there. of course, that went south big time. it will be sbvery interesting t see how they refer to that and see how different things are, particularly are republicans. >> i want to bring in brianna keilar at the white house. i wasn't quite sure how to take this, pre-empting the president by one day. was that that snarky or was that something that the white house is on board on this and it actually gives some more power to the president with his message...
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in massachusetts, we have had a long legacy of kennedys in the senate and senator ted kennedy was a senior senator. kerry was able to be more of an investigator. he and john mccain teamed up on the mia/pow issue. he was best prosecuting people from his chair but the less options of running for president in 2004 and with the passing of ted kennedy, he has evolved in this part of his career to be the person to make things happen and be the elder statesman and work cooperatively in the last decade. i have seen a different man since the 2004 campaign. >> he looks like the elder statesman today. he really, really does. >> my favorite part was he wasn't out of the house for seven seconds and he was changing his mind he wouldn't mind being the interim senator. ready to go for the next six months. >> i think it's also true. >> absolutely is true. >> so much going on in the u.s. senate in the next six months to have a seasoned veteran like him, so i think he would be an excellent choice. governor deval patrick makes that call. >> it would be hard for him to say no to barney? >> you can't really cam
in massachusetts, we have had a long legacy of kennedys in the senate and senator ted kennedy was a senior senator. kerry was able to be more of an investigator. he and john mccain teamed up on the mia/pow issue. he was best prosecuting people from his chair but the less options of running for president in 2004 and with the passing of ted kennedy, he has evolved in this part of his career to be the person to make things happen and be the elder statesman and work cooperatively in the last...
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kennedy's legacy by pushing for healthcare reform. actually wait this is going to be costly to us. it will make us less competitive and what we would like to do is sort of a sharing system where our unionized workers, michael, are going to get some benefits with us and to make the plan more lucrative for them we want the tax payer to subsidize healthcare and treat them like they are qualified federal subsidies in the plan which you normally wouldn't get except at a certain level. >> obviously they put the hell in healthcare. we have had obama care like in the beginning. our healthcare costs soared exploded premium costs have exploded. we were told emergency rooms could be empty if they no longer had primary care. they are more full than ever. the wait time for a doctor has almost doubled since the obama care went into place. every criticism they are making is true for every small business and every citizen. president obama said give me the obama care premiums will drop by $2,500. premiums have gone up 2500. obama care sucks. that's wh
kennedy's legacy by pushing for healthcare reform. actually wait this is going to be costly to us. it will make us less competitive and what we would like to do is sort of a sharing system where our unionized workers, michael, are going to get some benefits with us and to make the plan more lucrative for them we want the tax payer to subsidize healthcare and treat them like they are qualified federal subsidies in the plan which you normally wouldn't get except at a certain level. >>...
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and to ted kennedy, i can't help but be reminded that even our nation's greatest leaders and all the rest of us are merely temporary workers. i'm reminded that this chamber is a living museum, a lasting memorial to the miracle of the american experience. >> senator john kerry yesterday, getting emotional during his final address on the senate floor. kerry ended a 27-year senate career after getting confirmed to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. tough questions are expected at today's confirmation hearing for chuck hagel. the president's nominee to be the next secretary of defense. hagel is expected to offer his views on the deep budget cuts facing the pentagon, if lawmakers are unable to avoid sequestration. on iran, the former senator has told congress in written remarks that meddle be prepared to strike that country if necessary, but stressed the need to be cautious and certain when considering the use of force. vice president joe biden yesterday defended hagel and john kerry from critics who say they're concerned the president's new national security team would be hes
and to ted kennedy, i can't help but be reminded that even our nation's greatest leaders and all the rest of us are merely temporary workers. i'm reminded that this chamber is a living museum, a lasting memorial to the miracle of the american experience. >> senator john kerry yesterday, getting emotional during his final address on the senate floor. kerry ended a 27-year senate career after getting confirmed to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. tough questions are expected at...
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. >> the idea that i'm proposing have traditionally been supported by both democrats like ted kennedy and republicans like george w. bush. you don't get that matchup very often. the question is very simple. do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? i believe that we do. >> one of the main provisions in the plan puts up to 11 million illegal immigrants on a clear path to citizenship. it's interesting. some republicans were upset with the president because they're saying he's not talking about a prerequisite, border security first before they grant this path way to citizenship. >> this won't be the last conversation on that. >> that's right. i agree. >> plenty more to follow. >>> nor john kerry has been confirmed to be the next secretary of state. the senate overwhelmingly affirmed kerry's nomination. he served as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee for the last four years. he succeeded hillary clinton who says she going to write another memoir. >>> and a new report finds more middle-aged adults are stepping up
. >> the idea that i'm proposing have traditionally been supported by both democrats like ted kennedy and republicans like george w. bush. you don't get that matchup very often. the question is very simple. do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? i believe that we do. >> one of the main provisions in the plan puts up to 11 million illegal immigrants on a clear path to citizenship. it's interesting. some republicans were...
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and to ted kennedy, i can't help but be reminded that even our nation's greatest leaders and all the rest of us are temporary workers. >> massachusetts governor duval patrick has named replacement. william callen. he is serve as senator until a special election in june. with his appointment there are two african americans serving in the senate for the first time in u.s. history. >> maryland governor makes his 7th state of the state address. calling on state law makers. a long list of priorities for the general assembly which included taking on traffic congestion and eliminating the death penalty. >> it cost three times as much as locking someone up for life without parole. and it cannot be reversed if an innocent person is executed. >> there was mixed reaction to his address. democrats praised it as a blueprint to move the state forward. more like omalley had his eye on a presidential run. >> in virginia three top arlington county employees were getting a pay raise. making them the second highest paid employees among other jurisdictions. the move was unanimous leah proved earlier thi
and to ted kennedy, i can't help but be reminded that even our nation's greatest leaders and all the rest of us are temporary workers. >> massachusetts governor duval patrick has named replacement. william callen. he is serve as senator until a special election in june. with his appointment there are two african americans serving in the senate for the first time in u.s. history. >> maryland governor makes his 7th state of the state address. calling on state law makers. a long list...
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case in point was john mccain, standing right behind ted kennedy during that press conference. how did this come to pass? the november elections. we saw the numbers. it has been talked about and talked about since then, the fact that latino voters have been going up as a percentage of the electorate and republicans got fewer than they have in three presidential elections. so it was a real wake-up call we're told, particularly to republicans like john mccain and lindsey graham of south carolina, who had kind of been working on comprehensive immigration reform on and off again. lindsey graham called chuck schumer. they had the first of five meetings. some were after the election. and they set in motion this process, a timetable to have principles now, the end of january, legislative language in march and they hope to have some kind of vote in the senate before the august recess. >> let's talk about the timing of this announcement here. the president was -- he's going to go to vegas tomorrow and is supposed to outline his immigration reform plan. it almost looks like the senators
case in point was john mccain, standing right behind ted kennedy during that press conference. how did this come to pass? the november elections. we saw the numbers. it has been talked about and talked about since then, the fact that latino voters have been going up as a percentage of the electorate and republicans got fewer than they have in three presidential elections. so it was a real wake-up call we're told, particularly to republicans like john mccain and lindsey graham of south carolina,...
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kennedy years, which hurt the party for nearly a decade. this really was a thank you. because getting her to come in and the fact that she was such a team player once she went in, this was really the president doing that. i'm with you, matt. i think the picture speaks louder than any words can say and there is this running joke of whether joe biden is still being peeled off the ceiling when he found out about this interview. >> no major headline coming out of the interview. however, headlines were made about the time we were watching that interview by a bipartisan group of senators who put together an immigration reform. this ahead of the president's plan that he will lay out. >> it's an agreement in principle. the players are just as interesting as the proposal itself. republicans that are coming to this agreement are john mccain, marco rubio, jeff flake, lindsey graham, the democrats, chuck schumer, dick durbin, michael benn bennet, robert menendez. probably the most controversial part will be all of these folks here in this country illeg
kennedy years, which hurt the party for nearly a decade. this really was a thank you. because getting her to come in and the fact that she was such a team player once she went in, this was really the president doing that. i'm with you, matt. i think the picture speaks louder than any words can say and there is this running joke of whether joe biden is still being peeled off the ceiling when he found out about this interview. >> no major headline coming out of the interview. however,...
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kennedy. plunging temperatures, ice and snow gripping much of the country right now. take a look at this. coming downright here in washington, d.c. that's the white house. it's white. a little bit whiter because of the snow. we are looking at the cold weather around the country including new york where people are still feeling the pain from super storm sandy. >>> the bitter cold is moving over the southeast and mid-atlantic areas. the storm is expected to spread freezing rain and ice over much of the southeast as well. let's turn to cnn. >> looks like the event is taking place in washington, d.c. and will be fast moving. the temperature at 23 degrees and the temperatures hover around the upper teens to low 20s for the overnight hours. this will move through fairly quickly. you have low visibility and you can see one or two inches. we move towards the southeast. this is interesting and the coldest temperatures are across the tri-state area in tennessee. upstate sections of georgia. as a result,
kennedy. plunging temperatures, ice and snow gripping much of the country right now. take a look at this. coming downright here in washington, d.c. that's the white house. it's white. a little bit whiter because of the snow. we are looking at the cold weather around the country including new york where people are still feeling the pain from super storm sandy. >>> the bitter cold is moving over the southeast and mid-atlantic areas. the storm is expected to spread freezing rain and ice...
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. >> the kennedy speech, and ted sorenson his long time speech writer often asked that and his line was did you write that speech? he would say ask not dot-dot-dot. the presidents like to put their own words to paper and suspect that president obama, too, will have a big hand in crafting it. >> steve: did he just mention reagan? >> he did. >> steve: here is the gipper. >> we as americans have the capacity now as we've had in the past to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom. in this present crisis government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem. >> steve: very famous as well. >> it is. that line was so telling because there's such a departure from the carter years and even ford and nixon before it. it was the culmination of really, 20 years of conservative philosophy starting with barry goldwater and set the tone for the reagan presidency, it wasn't about government, it was about people and about winning the cold war. >> steve: sure, and the speech that the president of the united states is going to give tomorrow. we
. >> the kennedy speech, and ted sorenson his long time speech writer often asked that and his line was did you write that speech? he would say ask not dot-dot-dot. the presidents like to put their own words to paper and suspect that president obama, too, will have a big hand in crafting it. >> steve: did he just mention reagan? >> he did. >> steve: here is the gipper. >> we as americans have the capacity now as we've had in the past to do whatever needs to be done...